Community Journalism for the TX·AR·OK·LA Region
In Commissioners Court on Monday August 25, members of the Financial Advisory Committee spent quite a bit of time and energy warning of an imminent budget and payroll crisis. Four days later, the Court learned there was never ....
In Bowie County Commissioners Court last Monday, July 28, it was revealed that the county unexpectedly has over $700,000 available to cover payroll, but three of the Commissioners chose to leave the cuts in place. ....
[caption id="attachment_3094" align="alignright" width="201"] Lillian Tidwell[/caption] During the public comments time at Bowie County Commissioners Court two days ago, Lillian Tidwell put a human face on the consequences of the Court's decision to cut 15% ....
On Monday at Bowie County Commissioners Court, Financial Advisory Committee member Robert Worthen presented a brief report on the history of the county's cash accounts for the last several years. At my request, Worthen forwarded ....
In the past, attempts to schedule at least one Commissioners Court meeting per month at night have been met with resistance from a majority of the Court. From that perspective, the unanimous approval to schedule the ....
[caption id="attachment_3058" align="alignright" width="201"] James Henry Russell - President, Texarkana College[/caption] Bowie County's recently-appointed Financial Advisory Committee has made many recommendations to help "turn the ship around" in regards to the county's finances, especially regarding the ....
In this agenda item of Monday's Commissioners Court, Bowie County Judge Sterling Lacy asked his son, Steve Lacy to make a presentation regarding "the differing reports from the County Auditor." Bowie County Auditor William Tye's estimates ....
Yesterday in Bowie County Commissioners Court, Financial Advisory Committee chairman Mike Sandefur gave an update on their work to date. He also addressed budgeting concerns and made some recommendations for agenda items and action resolutions. ....
I've had questions and comments about the document titled "Estimated Cash Flow Oct 13 thru Mar 14," which I obtained from Judge Lacy's office last week, and included in the article, Judge Lacy: $3M Missing ....